The nurse is caring for a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). After morning rounds, the nurse notices the rate of TPN infusion is slower than what is ordered for the patient and is three hours behind schedule. There are no nursing notes, and the rate was not mentioned on sign-out. Which initial action is most appropriate?

The nurse is the first responder to a 3-year-old male who is with his mother, having recently ingested a large quantity of household cleaner. The patient is unconscious but is hemodynamically stable and breathing. An ambulance has already been called. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is supervising the student nurse preparing for the return of a neonate from surgery to repair a myelomeningocele. Which item, if brought into the room by the student nurse, does the nurse remove immediately?